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On'yomi
SHI

history · chronicle

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Strokes5
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Radicalmouth(3)

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Strokes5

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of hand holding brush. Recording history.

Symbolism

History, historical fact, records. Represents history.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

史上空前

しじょうくうぜん

unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making; unprecedented in history

Proverbs & Idioms

歴史は繰り返す

れきしはくりかえす

History repeats itself

Similar events occur again over time